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Ancestry/Genealogy

kickysnana

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4. Bring a computer, scanner printer in.

Reply to grasswire (Reply #3)

Thu Jul 17, 2014, 12:52 AM

Jul 2014

"You have done such a wonderful job of taking care of all this but it is always risky to have everything in one place. A fire, flood or other disaster could make it lost completely. How about we make a digital copy of it just in case and do you have your wishes known when far in the future you can not take care of it anymore? "

I remember reading about someone like this and in her later years she had too many cats. The authorities declared her property a health hazard and everything in there was destroyed. No amount of pleas made a difference to them. Disaster for sure.

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how do you preserve an aggregate of family memorabilia... [View all] grasswire Jul 2014 OP

Certainly, family photos are increasingly easier to preserve and to share. NYC_SKP Jul 2014 #1

Hoarders don't want to give up the items, JimDandy Jul 2014 #2

good insight grasswire Jul 2014 #3

Bring a computer, scanner printer in. kickysnana Jul 2014 #4

Is there anyone that this hoarder is particularly close to? kdmorris Jul 2014 #5

apt description grasswire Jul 2014 #6